Iva annua

Species category

Weed

Common name

annual marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.

Size

  • Length 3–4 mm
  • Width 2–3 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–1 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Rough with longitudinal ribs

Other structures

Two spaced longitudinal ribs on a flat surface

Identification notes

AchenesAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
broadly spatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.
and compressed. Two longitudinal ribs on the top surface. Surface texture is granularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
, dull, and rough.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Iva annua L.

 Iva annua.  Achenes with two spaced-out longitudinal ribs on a flat surface. 
Iva annua. Achenes with two spaced-out longitudinal ribs on a flat surface.